The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 26

Sophia tumed around later than she should have and was momentarily stunned to see Brandon stepping out the door. Then she whispered to Susan, “Got something to take care of now, I’ll hit you up later.”

“Huh?” Susan, who was itching to get the scoop on Brandon, was also taken aback but quickly got her act together, “Oh, sure, take your time. Remember to take it easy.”

“Will do. You too, take it easy. Sophia hung up, handed the phone back to Ivan, and then turned to face Brandon.

Brandon stood at the doorway, his tall figure outlined against the light, exuding a calm yet intense presence.

He glanced at Ivan briefly, then tumed his gaze to Sophia, “Who’s this guy?”

Sophia was caught off guard at first but quickly composed herself, slightly turning her body and gesturing towards Ivan as she introduced, “Oh, this is Ivan, my senior from university. He was also our instructor for half a year and now we’re classmates again.”

After hearing the introduction, Brandon gave her a look and then turned to Ivan, his lips barely moving as he greeted him with a cool and polite, “Hello

Ivan returned the greeting with a “Hello” of his own and then looked at Sophia with a questioning gaze.

Only then did Sophia remember she hadn’t introduced Brandon. She pointed towards him and said, “He’s my…” Sophia hesitated, feeling odd about saying “ex-husband, but she managed to get it out with a stumble, ex-husband”

Brandon frowned slightly at the title, seemingly not fond of it

Ivan showed no surprise in his eyes and even nodded politely at Brandon as a form of greeting.

Brandon returned the gesture and refocused on Sophia, “If there’s something to discuss, let’s go inside. It’s cold out here”

noticing that Brandon didn’t seem to be leaving. She couldn’t help but glance at him, “By the way, there’s a lecture at school later, and my senior and I need

her a

gaze and her eyes drifted away,

about to say something, he

stepped out, headed straight for the elevator, pressed the button, and got

the elevator doors closed, Sophia looked up to see Brandon also looking

elevator doors slowly shut, standing still. In the elevator, Brandon didn’t move either, just calmly watching her until the doors were fully

elevator and then at her,

shook her head and apologized,

mouth twitched slightly, “No

checked his watch and said, “You haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ve just made dinner upstairs, so come up and have some,

shook her head,

anything, just

Sophia nodded, “Thanks.”

Ivan get on the elevator, Sophia went back

the smile on Sophia’s face slowly faded. She looked around

Chapter 26

now that Brandon had

used to living alone and was adapting well, Brandon’s visit still

breath, pushing down the slight discomfort that had bubbled up inside her, and walked over to

hurriedly packed items

and basket back in their places and took the medical report out of her bag. She glanced at

eyes drifted to the top right corner where “early pregnancy” was clinically diagnosed She felt a bit dazed and unconsciously stroked her flat belly, finding it strange to imagine a life growing inside her. This wonder turned into unspoken anxiety when she remembered the doctor’s words about the unstable fetal condition from that afternoon She gently placed both hands on her belly, looked down, and carefully folded the report, placing it in the drawer of the coffee table before getting up to have dinner. Deep down, she still hoped to have a connection with

the Starlight Hotel. Just as he